The Dawn of the Day of the Night of the Gerbils

Hidey ho there Friends and Neighbors!  Today is a good day.  Up in the morning ready to go… sort of ready, well okay it is a slow morning.   As promised I come to you to regale you a recent adventure – “Dawn of the Day of the Night of the Gerbils.”

A good day was had by our most excellent allies.  I awoke at Greenbase after stopping by after a trip to the Sorrel sector.   Ms. Bat and I cruised back to meet up with Froggy Frogg and J-Dogg.  Melisande made her way to T-town in order to join us for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities.  We eventually made our way to the 3^rd annual potato party at Tenacious B’s house.  Dr. O and Nurse Lizzy made their way over for a cameo, but a chocolate martini was summoning the birthday girl so they fled to enjoy this treat. 

It was while the women were getting prepared, dousing themselves with glitter and all manner of St. Patrick’s day joy, Froggy invited J-Dogg to a Lemon Party.  This nearly destroyed J-Dogg’s phone as he was assaulted by vile imagery.  Moral – Do not view Lemon Party.   EDUCATION

So it came to pass that we hit downtown for some awesomeness.  LaFours showed his ugly face and prohibited Froggy from entering McNellies.  Never down, we made our way to Arnies for Larkin.  Larkin rocks, true story.  Good music, good bands. 

So round about midnight the plan came together.  For a bit of back story…

Long ago, when discussing the nature of perfect moments.  For years I have spent time following the mandates of the rules given by the mass media of which I have followed with a feverent zeal unparalleled by any of my closest friends and neighbors. Still I have found that I have not always done as I should. I spent so much time looking to make things perfect that I might have wasted some perfectly good opportunity. I have recently discovered however that I should follow the dictum of media. I remembered the words of words of Spock, Ted Mosby, Paul McCartney, Jim Halpert and John McClain. Ultimately the point of this rambling thought is that seeking perfect moments is not futile, but there is no reason not make the moment perfect yourself. Sometimes the best time to say or do something you want is now. You may find that "the movement you need is on your shoulders." Do what you can to make the moments perfect, but never stress over looking for a preconceived perfect moment. Sometimes infinite diversity infinite combinations can happen when you don't expect it. Even the candy isle of Wal-Mart may be the perfect place to experience the perfect moment. So keep your eyes open and don't be afraid to improvise.

So, I made a declaration that I would not wait for doves to fly by or swans swimming in the lake, but in order to make official my declared intent to ask Ms. Bat to become Mrs. Bat – it would be heralded by Gerbils.  I knew that the Gerbils would make some form of appearance and it would be the sign that the universe was ready for such an awesome occurrence.  (Let’s face it Friends and Neighbors – such a scene is not just for sweeps week)

So our heroes came to my aid.  Maarek, Dr. O, Nurse Lizzy and Neelix from Texas helped me get this one going.  Each of our heroes had a specially designed gerbil (or hamster – same thing right…give or take tails) and prepared to send this via text message.  So at 12 midnight Ms. Bat’s phone was blown up with texts featuring gerbils.  Knowing this was the moment, I asked and she agreed.  

So you see, it was with the help of friends and neighbors that we were able to have a most excellent evening and the prophecy of the gerbils was fulfilled.  

The season is just beginning.   Stay tuned for updates and more legendary adventures!

Be Excellent to Each Other!

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~BAT